Project Gutenberg 2014-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 225 Root, Esther Sayles 1894 1981 Adams, Esther Root Crocker, Marjorie 1895 1972 Fairbanks, Marjorie Crocker 18009275 Over Periscope Pond : $b Letters from two American girls in Paris October 1916-January 1918 E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Over Periscope Pond" by Esther Sayles Root and Marjorie Crocker is a collection of letters written by two American girls in Paris during World War I, specifically from October 1916 to January 1918. Through their correspondence, Root and Crocker recount their experiences and adventures as they engage in relief work, providing insights into the lives of refugees and the impact of the war on daily life. Their narrative embodies the spirit of youthful determination and resilience amidst challenging times. At the start of the narrative, Esther Sayles Root writes to her father from aboard the ship Espagne, recounting her journey to Paris filled with excitement and trepidation. From the moment they set sail, her vivid descriptions capture the beauty of the voyage, her interactions with fellow passengers, and the underlying anxiety surrounding the threat of submarines. Upon arriving in Bordeaux and eventually reaching Paris, Esther is struck by the vibrancy of the city, detailing her initial disorientation as she navigates its streets and customs. Through her letters, she introduces readers to the warmth and challenges of life in wartime France, setting the stage for the touching stories of resilience and humanity that will unfold in the subsequent passages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45810/45810-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 424417 2025-08-14T16:00:37.467057 text/html 399521 2024-10-24T07:36:50 text/html 1660557 2025-08-14T16:00:45.075070 application/epub+zip 1652130 2025-08-14T16:00:38.896102 application/epub+zip 258447 2025-08-14T16:00:38.176047 application/epub+zip 1823673 2025-08-14T16:00:49.678093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1780019 2025-08-14T16:00:43.874134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316240 2022-09-20T20:31:05.945180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386152 2025-08-14T16:00:36.731058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366246 2024-10-24T07:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17179 2025-08-14T16:00:49.887032 application/rdf+xml 14306 2025-08-14T16:00:38.272136 image/jpeg 2230 2025-08-14T16:00:38.225098 image/jpeg 1525504 2025-08-14T16:00:37.599081 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog